Tennessee House of Representatives District 26 candidate surveys, 2022

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This article shows responses from candidates in the 2022 election for Tennessee House of Representatives District 26 who completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey.

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General election

General election for Tennessee House of Representatives District 26

Incumbent Greg Martin defeated Allison Gorman in the general election for Tennessee House of Representatives District 26 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Greg Martin (R)	63.9	15,039
		Allison Gorman (D)	36.1	8,506

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Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

Allison Gorman (D)

Everyone in Tennessee has seen or personally experienced the medical and financial damage caused by lack of access to health care. Our state has high rates of chronic disease. It’s the top state for medical bankruptcies. It’s the second-highest rate for rural hospital closures, because patients can’t pay for treatment. When we let people get sick because they can’t afford to see the doctor, when we let them go bankrupt from medical bills, when we force them to use the ER for primary care, we all pay for that. My first focus will be expanding Medicaid in TN. Federal funds are on the table to get around 400K more Tennesseans covered. Studies show there’s no economic downside; we’d come out ahead. It’s time to act.

Tennessee has been disinvesting from public schools for years. That’s economically disastrous. When we give our children a good education, we put them on track to become successful adults: the skilled workers who attract major employers, the entrepreneurs who start new businesses, the visionaries who lift up communities. Last year Tennessee ranked 44th out of 50 states for how much funding it devotes to its K–12 schools. I’ll work to restore full funding to our traditional neighborhood schools, which can be catalysts for positive grassroots change. I will actively oppose current efforts to politicize public school curricula and materials and to siphon tax dollars from public schools to privately run charter schools with a political agenda.

People are disgusted with government, and D26 offers the perfect example of why. First, it’s not an extreme right-wing district—on the contrary, it’s politically diverse—but the laws pushed and passed by our state reps have been extreme, completely out of step with the majority of constituents. We have plenty of real problems that need solving, but those have been ignored in favor of divisive laws and rhetoric. Second, we’ve seen political corruption firsthand. Our last elected state rep abused her office for personal gain. She committed a felony, lied about it, then pled guilty. People in D26 just want a responsive rep who will help them with problems that need resolution at a higher level. That shouldn’t be too much to ask.

Greg Martin (R)

Public Safety - I am committed to safe homes, neighborhoods, and schools. Those that protect us deserve the best equipment, good benefits, and a fair wages. I will always support our first responders. If you have to be your own first responder, I will always defend your 2nd Amendment rights..

Economic Development/Jobs - I am a committed capitalist. Government has a responsibility to provide roads, schools, sewers, and other infrastructure where businesses can thrive to provide economic opportunity for our citizens. I know that more people realize the American Dream from Main Street than Wall Street. I will always work to help small business owners be competitive in the market place.

Public Education - The best schools are the ones where parents are engaged in their children's education. Parents need numerous choices in public education for their family.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

Allison Gorman (D)

The first is mental health care—or the lack thereof—in Tennessee. I know from experience with my own family members that it’s very difficult to get mental health care here even if you have insurance. There aren’t enough providers. People with mental health issues are at high risk of being crime victims, being shot by police, or being incarcerated. We must find funds and partnerships to expand access to mental health care in TN. The second is felon disenfranchisement. Nearly half a million Tennesseans, and one in five black Tennesseans, can’t vote because they have a prior felony conviction. Almost all of them have served their time. TN makes it almost impossible to restore your rights if you’re poor. That’s deliberate, and it’s wrong.

Greg Martin (R)

Drug overdoses in our community. 70,000 Tennesseans are addicted to opioids and heroin. There is not a family in our state that has not been effected by this epidemic. I want to work with others towards common sense solutions that are based on positive outcomes for the betterment of Tennessee families.

See also

More about these elections:

• Tennessee House of Representatives elections, 2022

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